The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-01-02

When the girls were in line he began
at one end with the question, what is
your name?" The reply was Anna. :"
These girls never have family names
apparently It by chance one is
chosen to play little part, to sing
verse or speak one line, the grandest
name is bestowed upon her. Anna be-
comes Anna de Verteull; julie, julie de
Blanchard, etc. The catechism pro-
ceeded:
What is your employment"
"Housemaid."
what are you here for2"
Twas enrolled by the agent; want
to join the theatre" III
Ever been on the stage?"
Never"
do you know anything about
music?"
Nothing at all"
''Sing me something
Then Anna, in voice so shrill as to
give one the shivers, sang a couplet
and the manager sent her to the further
side of the stage to await further
orders.
Julie bad the stage fever. She was
dress-maker. In her shop she had
fascinated all her comrades by singing
airs from the Mascotte in. imitation of
Judic. We begged her to fascinate US
in our turn. Impossible; she could not
utter sound; her voice had trembled
suspiciously from the first, and after
painful pause, in which she gazed help
lessly about the theater, she fell to cry
ing.
Never mind" said the manager with
surprising kindness in his voice; lust
go over to the further side there, and
will speak with you again."
Martha was-a nice girl, whose lover
had told her that she would do well on
the stage; he would even pay for her
costumes. She did not care for SAL
airy; she wanted to make an appear
ance. The manager would not require
that she should earn her living from
the stage, would he? n
DID NOT COME WITH TIE oTHKR7.
When the catechism was concluded
all were sent to put on tights furnished
by the theatre; the form of the lower
extremities was all-important. Then
the manager took occasion to speak to
those who did not come with the
Others" The mother, presenting her
daughter, said:
"Ahl my good sir, how sad that a
mother has to place her daughter on
the stage; it makes my heart bleed to
think of it. She has been raised with
great care, this child of mine; it makes
the tears flow to see her here. But if
you can engage her-she is dying with
the desire to act. 1t keeps her
awake O. nights. Her father, who
Is dead, always said she must
In hut
not rich, and she has learned only the
whole repertory of Paulus. Come, my
child, stand up straight; there, Mr..
Manager; is not that a beautiful form?
All the men in our district are casting
sleeps eyes at her. You can have no
idea what a sensation she will make
My angel" and she embraced her
daughter
Every good" said the manager, "but
less sentimentalism. if you please. Let
her 90 and try on the tights"
What! right here, before every
body?"
What do you expect?"
"She will never dare"
"Oh, hush, mother" exclaimed the
girl, don't make fool of me! You
have just said 1 had love for the
theatre"
She ran away quickly behind the
wings to put on the tights, and soon
returned, simpering like foolish child.
"She gill do" said the manager; 81
engage Rer-sixty francs month, pro-
Yided the mother never comes here"
What tear me from my child From
her whom l have sucked upon my
bosom 1t is q murder!"
There. there, /" interrupted the duti
full daughter, don't spoil good bar
gainl We agree, Mr.. Manager" and
she courtesied. put on her dress and
departed dragging along her weeping
mother.
The others" returned presently, all
in tights. AT last two groups are
formed in the right are the "possibles;"
in the left the horrors" The "hor-
rors' wall as if their hearts were break
ing, and shed copious tears. The man
ager, however, is inflexible. The
salaries of those he engages vary from
thirty to sixty francs month, accord
ing to their forms. A rehearsal is an
nounced for the next noon; twenty sous
fine for being five minutes late. At the
end of a month, on a salary of fifth
francs, they will ali have seventy or
eighth francs in fines
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